Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-10-21
LETTY'S FOLLY.
a Story of n ylirtation and It's
Results.

"a did not give ii to him! lie stole
1t out of my mothers album. He did
he did! he d.d!' The speakers voice rose
with every repetition, and her cheeks
got rcdder and redder. IL must know
better than you, Rose!n
"Oh, of coursei you do not call it
giving, but do. You were standing
by, suppose, when he took itP Your
eyes were cast down, and you put your
most becoming pout onP And now
that Tom Critchton, with his $40. 900 n
year, falls in love with you and wants
TO marry you, you are afraid poor Gcoff
Hamilton will show him your photo
graph and talk about your silly letters
and make mischief. You incorrigible
little flirt! 1t would serve you right to
be treated MS you have treated others.
How many men have you made fools
of, wondcrP A dozen?
The speaker spoke sarcastically.
Her hearer was beginning to cry. The
girls were sisters, both young, both
pretty and charming; but Lefty, the
younger, was lovely, brainish little
tlirt The elder, Rosalind, had plenty
of brains, but scarcely experience
enough to enable her to use them
iudiciously. She was brilliant crea-
ture to look Mt; warm-heartcd and i'm
pulsive to fault. There was nothing
she would not do or dare for one she
loved, and she dearly loved her be-
witching little sister, and rejoiced with
all her heart when the genial, good
looking, young Squire" Tom Crich-
ton, who came into the neighborhood
to take possession of an unexpected in
heritance, fell in love at first sight
with Lefty and proposed to her after a
weeks acquaintance.
But Tom was n quick-tempered, joal-
BUS young fellow, and he had already
spoken his mind to Miss Lefty about
her love of Irritation. She promised to
smend her ways, but it was more than
she could do to keep her promise when
temptation came in alluring guise.
Mlireford was garrison town, and
one of the gallant Dashshire Regiment,
Godfrey Hamilton by name, had quick
ly succumbed to the fascinations of the
younger of the two daughters of the
widowed Mrs. Maitland. who lived in
pretty cottage on the London road,
about half n mile or so from Mire-
ford. 1t was in vain that Rosalind
warned the needless young coquette
that she was treating poor young Ham
ilton disgracefully. But in good truth
the young man was very well able to
take care of himself He was not very
deeply wounded; but as soon as Crich-
ton appeared upon the scene, he made
up his mind to punish Miss Lefty, il
possible, for her tricks, by pretending
to be broken-hearted and desperately
jealous.
He was, however, sufficiently in love
to be able to put fair amount of seri.
BUSINESS into his reproachcs; and when
he fatty refused to give up the photo.
graph Lefty had given him, and one OF
two absurd little notes she had written
TO him, and glove he had purloined, the
silly girl was thoroughly frightened,
and firmly persuaded that Tom
would hear all about it and break of
his engagement Had Rosalind but
known how slightly Hamilton's heart
was touched, she would have quickly
laughed Lefty out of her fright; but
when the girl solemnly assured her
that Geoif was so much in love, and SC
angry and jealous that she knew he
meant to have his revenge, the sensible
elder sister forgot that she was not
living in melodramatic age; and
moreover, she quite overlooked the
face that, Hamilton being gentleman
ii was not likely that he would act a:
If he were cad.
So, on the whole, things were look
ing very serious when, for the fiftietl
time ut least, Rosalind tried to make
her sister confess whether she had giver
Geoif the photograph, or whether ht
had taken it from Mrs. Maitlnnd's al
bum. She had her own opinion on tho
subject so it was really waste of time
10 cross-question the naughty little girl
who was anxious to keep the peace be
tween the old love and the new.
~ think you are very unkind, RI
sic" she said at last; land if you d'
not believe Inc. how can ! expect Ton
10 do it?"
81 do not expect Tom to do it! Yor
talk as if believing in you were n gym
nastic feat ] know what should d
in Toms place, if another man told m
hc had photograph of the girl
meant 10 marry, and gloves an
things"
"He has only one glove and n
thingsp interrupted Lefty. whimpel
ing. Don't exaggeratei and l CAV
Tom two photographs-one sitting an
one standing-and he has heaps an
heaps of lettersH
81 hope the spelling is all right"
81 hope so. He is not much Of
speller himself"
"He spclt 'adored' with two DIS III
other day - My addored one
looked SO funny"
'.Mr. Hamilton is away just nov
is he notp" Rosalind asked present..
Eyes. He went to his sisters wet
ding. ] wish il was to his own"
''ie does not live in barracks,
ihipk9"
i'gOi ho hes roems in diamond Gre